Oct

25

An Ounce of Prevention

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I don’t know about you, but getting a shot for anything is never high on my list of things to do.  But it’s like liver and onions, I may not like it but I know it’s good for me.  So, if you didn’t make it to the Health Fair earlier this month you may still be able to get a free flu shot at Town Hall on Thursday, October 30th 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  and again at 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.   Remember it’s first come, first served.  But it is nice that those of us working 9-5 can still take advantage of this service.   

May

26

Happy Memorial Day!

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John F. Kennedy said it best when he said that ”we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support and friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty”.

This morning close to 200 Hillsiders gathered to pay tribute to Hillside’s citizen-warriors. Every year as we mark Memorial Day with flags and tributes we look upon what they did, and how they did it  and in doing so honor them by imitating their bravery, their sacrifice and their distinction.

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We should remember their wives, their children, their parents for all they endured and continue to endure. Their presence today and the deeds of their lives remind us human excellence. They remind us of the liberties and privileges we have come to hold dear to us and the courage that is necessary to maintain them.   

But how is it possible to honor such men, both the dead and the living? Perhaps we should make certain that their stories are told to our children. Perhaps we should sincerely thank them, not just today but everyday, for making sure that this island of freedom continues.

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Abraham Lincoln said “Gold is good in its place; but living, brave, patriotic men, are better than gold.” …and he was right.   We are in their debt and we thank them and their fallen comrades for their service to our nation. God bless each and every one of them.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apr

24

Hillside, Hillside. Quite contrary. How does our garden grow?

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Every once in a while I may take a diversion from politics and talk about a new favorite pastime that strangely enough I really didn’t get involved with until after I began campaigning last year.  As I walked from door to door meeting my neighbors, I saw that a number of Hillsiders have fantastic gardens.  I’m not talking a rose bush here, an azalea there, a tomato plant tucked in the corner.  I’m talking master class type showplace gardens; Martha Stewartesque vegetable plots and flower beds.  I got inspired.   

That inspiration drove me to plant more than 100 daffodil bulbs in the front yard last fall.  I admit I had a little help digging the trenches to plant those sunny little harbingers of spring.  And, you will have to take my word for it that for three weeks I had a beautiful wave of sunshiny yellow large-cupped daffodils swaying in the wind.  It was wonderful `welcome home’ greeting after work.  

But now that the blooms are spent, the yard looks a bit tired and drab.  However, I am determined to work my personal little corner of Hillside and make it shine!  So in a couple of weeks, I’m going to seek the advice of experts at Rutgers Gardens annual Flower Fair on May 9th - 10th and pick a few more plants to spruce the place up.   

In the meantime, I am going to continue to weed, fertilize, water, beat back invasive plants and take care of the yard so that it will be ready for a new crop of beautiful flowers.

Who would have thought that gardening and politics would have so much in common!

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